Bearded builder dubbed a 'terrorist' by Prince Philip says: 'He was having a laugh'

Alaster Ashby, told The Sun he wasn’t offended by the comment made by the Duke of Edinburgh at Sandringham and said: “That’s just how he is.”

Alaster, 40, had been on his first visit to see the royal family at Sandringham on New Year’s Eve with his wife and two daughters when Philip reportedly said: “Is that a terrorist?”, apparently adding: “No terrorists today then”.